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Mount Union, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mount Union weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Mount Union, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 10:17 PM
74
°
Light Drizzle
Feels like
81°
Humidity
81%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
4:45 PM
Mount Union, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMount Union, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 48% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 71°H 86°
Mount Union, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    57%
    0.62″
    96°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    43%
    0.69″
    86°71°-10°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    86%
    85°70°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    86%
    77°67°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    20%
    0.09″
    68°65°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    91°64°+23°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    87°67°-4°
Mount Union, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
288° · backing 14°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 25 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the wnw.
Mount Union, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.2
+2.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.2
mb
3h
+2.3
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.7990.1993.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Mount Union, PA
Air quality
79
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6h

AQI 79 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
Mount Union, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.1mi
UNLIMITED
103 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
02:17 UTC · Mount Union, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
02:17 UTC · Mount Union, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mount Union, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mount Union, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mount Union, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
4:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mount Union, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mount Union, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mount Union at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 17066

16-Day Forecast — Mount Union

  1. Sat96°73°57%
  2. Sun86°71°43%
  3. Mon85°70°86%
  4. Tue77°67°86%
  5. Wed68°65°20%
  6. Thu91°64°14%
  7. Fri87°67°55%
  8. Sat87°63°33%
  9. Sun82°59°20%
  10. Mon86°52°22%
  11. Tue88°60°20%
  12. Wed84°61°34%
  13. Thu86°57°30%
  14. Fri88°57°42%
  15. Sat88°67°44%
  16. Sun81°68°45%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Mount Union

SPC has placed Mount Union in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Mount Union

  • 17066

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.